Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) and Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ:ANZU) Head to Head Review

Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I (NASDAQ:ANZU) and Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I and Intuitive Surgical, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I	0	0	0	0	N/A
Intuitive Surgical	0	5	15	0	2.75

Intuitive Surgical has a consensus price target of $343.10, suggesting a potential upside of 10.53%. Given Intuitive Surgical’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intuitive Surgical is more favorable than Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.3% of Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I and Intuitive Surgical’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I	N/A	N/A	$19.23 million	N/A	N/A
Intuitive Surgical	$6.66 billion	16.36	$1.32 billion	$3.99	77.80

Intuitive Surgical has higher revenue and earnings than Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I.

Profitability

This table compares Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I and Intuitive Surgical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I	N/A	-17.33%	1.37%
Intuitive Surgical	21.38%	12.41%	10.72%

Summary

Intuitive Surgical beats Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I

Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to identify business opportunities in the field of industrial applications. Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Tampa, Florida. Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I operates as a subsidiary of Anzu SPAC GP I LLC.

About Intuitive Surgical

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable physicians and healthcare providers to enhance the quality of and access to minimally invasive care in the United States and internationally. The company offers the da Vinci Surgical System to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach; and Ion endoluminal system, which extends its commercial offerings beyond surgery into diagnostic procedures enabling minimally invasive biopsies in the lung. It also provides a suite of stapling, energy, and core instrumentation for its surgical systems; progressive learning pathways to support the use of its technology; a complement of services to its customers, including support, installation, repair, and maintenance; and integrated digital capabilities providing connected offerings, streamlining performance for hospitals with program-enhancing insights. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.